These are words from our Lord! He is speaking to a father who has just learned his twelve year old daughter has died.
Mark 5:36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."
Faith is the only remedy against grief and fear! We, as Christians, have peace through the Holy Spirit!
We have grace and comfort through the Holy Spirit while we walk through trials, but we also have the love of other Christians, our pastors and families. If we believe that Christ died and that He is risen, then we need not fear! It is by His command that we have life! We were dead in sin and we have risen to new life! This faith from God that is offered is a precious gift, making us able to stand on His promise!
Heb.4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man
2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God
Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him
How glorious is Your name in all the earth Lord Jesus!!Amen
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Grace Covers All
Definition of torment: Intense feelings of suffering, manifested physically, spiritually, or mentally
Are you being tormented? There are all different types of torment. Physical, mental, and spiritual torment abounds all through out the bible as it abounds today in our time here on earth. While we know that God allows Satan to temp and to torment, we may never know the whys! We have to accept" My grace is sufficient", and bow humbly before His throne of grace. He is in control and sees everything, far beyond what we can ever imagine.What if the torment you are walking through has eternal implications for another? God is reigning over all your life, trust Him to do so!
Lord, give us the courage to say"Your grace is sufficient". Amen
Mark 5:2-9
2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. 7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion, for we are many." 1Sam.16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him.2 Cor.12:7-10 7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Job 2:1-7 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." 3 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason." 4 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face." 6 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life." 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.Deut.31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Are you being tormented? There are all different types of torment. Physical, mental, and spiritual torment abounds all through out the bible as it abounds today in our time here on earth. While we know that God allows Satan to temp and to torment, we may never know the whys! We have to accept" My grace is sufficient", and bow humbly before His throne of grace. He is in control and sees everything, far beyond what we can ever imagine.What if the torment you are walking through has eternal implications for another? God is reigning over all your life, trust Him to do so!
Lord, give us the courage to say"Your grace is sufficient". Amen
Mark 5:2-9
2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. 7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion, for we are many." 1Sam.16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him.2 Cor.12:7-10 7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.Job 2:1-7 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it." 3 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason." 4 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face." 6 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life." 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.Deut.31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
There is a Great Calm at Once
There is a great calm at once when we say "Peace! Be still". Just as the water obeyed Christ, in our spirit, we know who is King and who has the power to still stormy waters! Life will have many stormy waters but if we are a child of the most high God, He wraps His arms around us and says, "I have You". He will never leave you! The work of faith in the soul is but small things first and then the by products of that faith as it grows, through the living words of our God, are large indeed! Can you imagine what it will be when perfected in heaven?
Mark 4:26-29
26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.
28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Mark 4:30-32
30 And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,
32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
Mark 4:37-41
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"
41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Yes, even the elements take their orders from God! He is their Master and He does control the universe!
Faith dispels fear, but only in proportion to its strength. How do you grow your faith? You study the word and pray so that when temptation comes you will stand on the word of the living God! Every trial you walk through, God will use to strengthen your faith. He will let you be a witness to others! Christ is our hope and our foundation! Christ is the perfecter of our faith, we build on Him alone!
Sweet Jesus in whom our life is, help us to know You, to trust You and to know we will be held by You!Amen
Heb.12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb.12:22-29
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. 25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27 This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken--that is, things that have been made--in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire
Mark 4:26-29
26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.
28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
Mark 4:30-32
30 And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,
32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
Mark 4:37-41
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.
38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?"
39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"
41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Yes, even the elements take their orders from God! He is their Master and He does control the universe!
Faith dispels fear, but only in proportion to its strength. How do you grow your faith? You study the word and pray so that when temptation comes you will stand on the word of the living God! Every trial you walk through, God will use to strengthen your faith. He will let you be a witness to others! Christ is our hope and our foundation! Christ is the perfecter of our faith, we build on Him alone!
Sweet Jesus in whom our life is, help us to know You, to trust You and to know we will be held by You!Amen
Heb.12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Heb.12:22-29
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. 25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27 This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken--that is, things that have been made--in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire
The Secret of the Kingdom of God
Mark 4:11-12
11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
12 so that "they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven."
If you truly seek Him, He will be found! Why is it that as Christians we see, hear and understand God's commands but others don't have a clue? Why are we baffled at the world's sin when we know that Satan is it's ruler? He is very persuasive and will lead many astray! All the while, it is under the guise of self- pity! They began to be tempted by why "I don't have this and that" or "I fill like I have been cheated out of some thrill"or my ego needs stroking! People, wake up! We were created for much more than this! We are here by divine means, for a divine purpose, to glorify God in the whole earth! You were not born by a mere chance of sperm meeting egg! But by God's command, you are here!
Ps.139:13-17
13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!Is.55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;Matt.6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.Lord, I pray for the ones who are perishing. Lord, open eyes to see You, to hear You and to know You! Amen
11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
12 so that "they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven."
If you truly seek Him, He will be found! Why is it that as Christians we see, hear and understand God's commands but others don't have a clue? Why are we baffled at the world's sin when we know that Satan is it's ruler? He is very persuasive and will lead many astray! All the while, it is under the guise of self- pity! They began to be tempted by why "I don't have this and that" or "I fill like I have been cheated out of some thrill"or my ego needs stroking! People, wake up! We were created for much more than this! We are here by divine means, for a divine purpose, to glorify God in the whole earth! You were not born by a mere chance of sperm meeting egg! But by God's command, you are here!
Ps.139:13-17
13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!Is.55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;Matt.6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.Lord, I pray for the ones who are perishing. Lord, open eyes to see You, to hear You and to know You! Amen
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Why Satan Loves to Attack Marriage
Prov.6:32-33
32 He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.
33 He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
If you do not think about this, maybe after you read this, you will stop and think about "Why Satan loves to attack marriage"! When God made man and woman and surveyed all His creation, He said "It is good"! Marriage was instituted for man by God. It is a covenant, between one man and one woman, meant to last until one dies. Men, your wife is not your slave. You should love her, take care of her and cherish her just as Christ loves the church. Wives, the husband is the head of the home, you are to obey him, trust him, see to his needs and love him with all your heart. When families put Christ first, they are walking as Christ would have us walk. We live by the principles God has commanded in His word. We are moral and walk by faith. Satan knows when man follows God, he is defeated! When we stray from worship, God is indeed offended but Satan sees an opening to attack. What begins as temptation burst forth into sin! When man and wife start to consider self alone, not God and not marriage partnership. Satan is there to attack! Make no mistake, we are engaged in spiritual warfare against Satan. He is cunning and He will take advantage of your mistakes.
Gen.2:7 then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature
Gen.2:18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
Gen.:21-25
21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
22 And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
23 Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Eph.5:22,-6:4
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
30 because we are members of his body.
31 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Some men wear the conquest of women as banners of manhood. No where in God's word is this implied! Satan is the one who perverts this to trap men into sin! It is clear, God's design for marriage is one of deep commitment to each other for life! God has gone into great detail to give us His commands for us to have happy marriages. We only have trouble when we look to the world for answers instead of our Creator!
Lord, I pray for the ones who are caught up in the lies of Satan. The worldly view that supports having many sexual conquest, is a lie straight from hell. Your word is clear that fornicators and adulterers will not inherit Your kingdom. To God, whose is able, strengthen us, comfort us, give us peace and direction through His glorious word. Amen
After you fall into temptation and then sin, there is hope for forgiveness if you repent! If not, the punishment is severe. The one who stands on the promise of the Lord will be at peace but you, sinner, will fall hard!
Matt.5:27-28
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matt.15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander
1Cor.6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality
1 Cor.6:15-18
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
1 Thess.4:3-5
3For this is the will of God, your sanctification:that you abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Heb.13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous
No hope!
Heb.10:26-27
26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
Hope!
1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Look to Christ!
Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
I will be praying for you!
32 He who commits adultery lacks sense; he who does it destroys himself.
33 He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
If you do not think about this, maybe after you read this, you will stop and think about "Why Satan loves to attack marriage"! When God made man and woman and surveyed all His creation, He said "It is good"! Marriage was instituted for man by God. It is a covenant, between one man and one woman, meant to last until one dies. Men, your wife is not your slave. You should love her, take care of her and cherish her just as Christ loves the church. Wives, the husband is the head of the home, you are to obey him, trust him, see to his needs and love him with all your heart. When families put Christ first, they are walking as Christ would have us walk. We live by the principles God has commanded in His word. We are moral and walk by faith. Satan knows when man follows God, he is defeated! When we stray from worship, God is indeed offended but Satan sees an opening to attack. What begins as temptation burst forth into sin! When man and wife start to consider self alone, not God and not marriage partnership. Satan is there to attack! Make no mistake, we are engaged in spiritual warfare against Satan. He is cunning and He will take advantage of your mistakes.
Gen.2:7 then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature
Gen.2:18 Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
Gen.:21-25
21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
22 And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
23 Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Eph.5:22,-6:4
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
30 because we are members of his body.
31 "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."
32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Some men wear the conquest of women as banners of manhood. No where in God's word is this implied! Satan is the one who perverts this to trap men into sin! It is clear, God's design for marriage is one of deep commitment to each other for life! God has gone into great detail to give us His commands for us to have happy marriages. We only have trouble when we look to the world for answers instead of our Creator!
Lord, I pray for the ones who are caught up in the lies of Satan. The worldly view that supports having many sexual conquest, is a lie straight from hell. Your word is clear that fornicators and adulterers will not inherit Your kingdom. To God, whose is able, strengthen us, comfort us, give us peace and direction through His glorious word. Amen
After you fall into temptation and then sin, there is hope for forgiveness if you repent! If not, the punishment is severe. The one who stands on the promise of the Lord will be at peace but you, sinner, will fall hard!
Matt.5:27-28
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matt.15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander
1Cor.6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality
1 Cor.6:15-18
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
1 Thess.4:3-5
3For this is the will of God, your sanctification:that you abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Heb.13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous
No hope!
Heb.10:26-27
26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
Hope!
1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Look to Christ!
Titus 2:14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
I will be praying for you!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sent by King Jesus
Matt.9:37-38
37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Matt.10:7
7 And proclaim as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
As Jesus went about proclaiming the gospel, He had compassion on the people, healing every disease and affliction. He noticed the large crowd, felt their suffering and realized that they were to be forever separated from God by their sin. We are to pray for the lost, asking God to bring in the harvest. Jesus knew that separation from God meant judgement. Only Jesus is able to satisfy the wrath due us! We must take this message to the lost! God is a God of peace but He is a jealous God. He wants you to worship Him alone! He wants you to trust in His provision for you as you take this message of hope to the world. The world will hate you as you follow Christ!
Matt.10:22
22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved
Matt.10:34
34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matt.10:38-40
38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 "Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
Fear is a great tempter! Not to speak boldly, not to see with an eternal perspective and not to abandon
everything for the cause of Christ.
Lord, help us! Amen
Matt.10:32-33
32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,
33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Matt.10:7
7 And proclaim as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
As Jesus went about proclaiming the gospel, He had compassion on the people, healing every disease and affliction. He noticed the large crowd, felt their suffering and realized that they were to be forever separated from God by their sin. We are to pray for the lost, asking God to bring in the harvest. Jesus knew that separation from God meant judgement. Only Jesus is able to satisfy the wrath due us! We must take this message to the lost! God is a God of peace but He is a jealous God. He wants you to worship Him alone! He wants you to trust in His provision for you as you take this message of hope to the world. The world will hate you as you follow Christ!
Matt.10:22
22 and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved
Matt.10:34
34 "Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matt.10:38-40
38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
40 "Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
Fear is a great tempter! Not to speak boldly, not to see with an eternal perspective and not to abandon
everything for the cause of Christ.
Lord, help us! Amen
Matt.10:32-33
32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,
33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Your Sins are Forgiven
Mark 2:5
5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
Do you believe that Jesus has the authority to forgive your sin? Well, He does and He will!
This particular verse is about a paralytic man who was lowered, by his friends, from the roof of a house to ask for mercy from Jesus. Jesus was moved by their great faith.
Mark 2:10
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic--
This is the whole basis to being a Christ follower. The fact that we know Christ is able! He is all powerful and has divine grace that is greater than all our sin! We are completely dependent on Christ for our salvation! Is sickness related to sin, yes! When sin, through one man, came into the world, God's perfect creation was perverted. Adam brought us death but Christ brings us life!
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
Romans 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
1Cor.15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
But merciful God sent His Son to atone for our sin debt.
Mark 14:24
24 And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Romans 3:25
25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Eph.1:7
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Col.1:20
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Rev.1:5
5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
This is the beautiful truth about our need for a Savior! God wants no man to perish, but calls all to repentance! Turn from your sin, call on Jesus and follow His commands!
Lord God Almighty, We are in need of Your mercy! Help us, as Your people, to teach Your truth. Amen
5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
Do you believe that Jesus has the authority to forgive your sin? Well, He does and He will!
This particular verse is about a paralytic man who was lowered, by his friends, from the roof of a house to ask for mercy from Jesus. Jesus was moved by their great faith.
Mark 2:10
10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic--
This is the whole basis to being a Christ follower. The fact that we know Christ is able! He is all powerful and has divine grace that is greater than all our sin! We are completely dependent on Christ for our salvation! Is sickness related to sin, yes! When sin, through one man, came into the world, God's perfect creation was perverted. Adam brought us death but Christ brings us life!
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
Romans 5:17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
1Cor.15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
But merciful God sent His Son to atone for our sin debt.
Mark 14:24
24 And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Romans 3:25
25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Eph.1:7
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
Col.1:20
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Rev.1:5
5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
This is the beautiful truth about our need for a Savior! God wants no man to perish, but calls all to repentance! Turn from your sin, call on Jesus and follow His commands!
Lord God Almighty, We are in need of Your mercy! Help us, as Your people, to teach Your truth. Amen
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